Doing business getting easier in Egypt, says WB-IFC report
CAIRO: Egypt is the world's top reformer of regulations for the ease of doing business this year, outpacing other reformers worldwide and in the region with improvements in five out…
Ismaili to appeal over Merrikh result
CAIRO: Ismaili are set to file a complaint to CAF against the referee who was in charge of their 1-0 defeat to Sudan s Al-Merrikh in the quarter-finals of the…
Al-Sayed back for Zamalek, Aboul Ella ruled out
CAIRO: Zamalek manager Ruud Krol has recalled defender Tarek Al-Sayed to the squad which will face league leaders Al-Gaish on Wednesday.The Egypt defender returns to action after sitting out Zamalek…
Stranded Gazans try to break out of Egyptian airport
AL-ARISH: A group of Palestinians trapped in an Egyptian airport since the border with Gaza was closed in mid-June tried to break out on Monday, smashing furniture and clashing with…
Israel to accept some Darfur refugees, expel others to Egypt
CAIRO: Israel appointed an inter-ministerial team Sunday to assist 498 Dafuri refugees they have decided to accept while expelling over 2,000 other refugees back to Egypt.Some 2,800 refugees have entered…
Quartet backs US peace conference, denounces Gaza blockade
CAIRO: The Middle East Quartet released a statement after meeting in the UN headquarters on Sunday expressing support for the US-sponsored peace conference for the Palestinian-Israeli conflict as well as…
Al Ghad holds conference in support of convicted newspaper editors
CAIRO: Under the title "No to imprisoning journalists, Al Ghad party organized a conference Monday to show solidarity with the four newspaper editors charged with insulting President Hosni Mubarak, his…
CAMI session discusses African industrial development
CAIRO: Egypt called for increased industrial cooperation between African countries in the Extraordinary Session of the Conference of African Ministers of Industry (CAMI) that convened on Tuesday in the South…
Nokia launches Cairo office, Islamic applications
CAIRO: Nokia have announced the opening of a new Egypt office, which will also serve the North East African region, including Libya and Sudan. The company also launched its special…